{"product_id":"va-soul-jazz-records-presents-london-jazz-classics","title":"VA \/ SOUL JAZZ RECORDS PRESENTS - London Jazz Classics","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"249\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"22\"\u003eLondon Jazz Classics\u003c\/em\u003e originally came out in 1993, the first album ever to be released on \u003cstrong data-start=\"91\" data-end=\"112\"\u003eSoul Jazz Records\u003c\/strong\u003e. The album brought together rare and obscure dance tracks in a unique mix of jazz dance and fusion, funk, Brazilian and Latin grooves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"251\" data-end=\"676\"\u003eThe album was ironically titled. None of the music was from London, none of the music was traditionally classified as jazz, and all of the tracks were at the time practically unknown to most people. Instead, these were tracks that were filling dancefloors in a nascent jazz dance scene in London being created by a small group of DJs, \u003cstrong data-start=\"586\" data-end=\"601\"\u003ePaul Murphy\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"603\" data-end=\"622\"\u003eGilles Peterson\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"624\" data-end=\"637\"\u003eSylvester\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"639\" data-end=\"656\"\u003ePatrick Forge\u003c\/strong\u003e and a few others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"678\" data-end=\"1005\"\u003eAs demand for these rare groove jazz tracks grew, previously unknown records such as \u003cstrong data-start=\"763\" data-end=\"773\"\u003eAlive!\u003c\/strong\u003e’s \u003cem data-start=\"776\" data-end=\"790\"\u003eSkindo Le Le\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"792\" data-end=\"811\"\u003eDoug Richardson\u003c\/strong\u003e’s \u003cem data-start=\"814\" data-end=\"826\"\u003eSalsa Mama\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"828\" data-end=\"848\"\u003eCarlos Franzetti\u003c\/strong\u003e’s \u003cem data-start=\"851\" data-end=\"863\"\u003eCocoa Funk\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"868\" data-end=\"887\"\u003eEmilio Santiago\u003c\/strong\u003e’s \u003cem data-start=\"890\" data-end=\"901\"\u003eBananeira\u003c\/em\u003e became sought after and even harder-to-find items, with original copies going for hundreds of pounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1007\" data-end=\"1412\"\u003eThese tracks became part of the soundtrack to this jazz dance scene, which has now spread across the world. This music paved the way for the arrival of many of the UK’s new wave of current artists such as \u003cstrong data-start=\"1212\" data-end=\"1233\"\u003eShabaka Hutchings\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1235\" data-end=\"1251\"\u003eNubya Garcia\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1256\" data-end=\"1275\"\u003eEzra Collective\u003c\/strong\u003e, who today offer a uniquely London sensibility of fusing jazz with wide-ranging cultural influences, everything from Afrobeat to soul.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1414\" data-end=\"1679\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1414\" data-end=\"1436\"\u003eLondon Jazz Classics\u003c\/em\u003e was the first album to bring the jazz dance music featured here to a wider audience. More than 30 years since its initial release, Soul Jazz Records release this new 2026 edition, bringing the music to a new generation of listeners once more.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Soul Jazz Records","offers":[{"title":"Orange Vinyl LP","offer_id":58016851329369,"sku":"SDZ-45682","price":32.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":58016851362137,"sku":"SDZ-45683","price":15.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/10dc8d0c444797d21fa22f776ee9f764.jpg?v=1778262494","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/va-soul-jazz-records-presents-london-jazz-classics","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}